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THE - ARIZONA REPUBLICAN. PIKENIX, ARIZONA, FRIDAY MORNING' OCTOBER 2, 1896. VOL.1 VII. NO. SE ENTH YEAR. A FAIINEJN GS1NA Crops Devastated by the Elements. Loss of Life and Property Damage Enormous. Thousands of People Without Homes and Staring Starvation In tne Face. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 1. The latest advices from the Orient by the steamer China report further severe storms occurred in southern and west-em districts. In Hiogo and Gifu prefectures enormous damage was done. Thousands of homes were demolished, bridges washed away, roads destroyed and 'growing crops devastated. The full amount of the damage and loss of life has yet to be reported, but It will amount to something enormous. People are dm, a sorry plight and are staring famine to the face. ARRESTED THE WRONG- PEOPLE. Detectives Were After an Eloping French Couple. Wditt Talmage, in his sermon at the. First Presbyterian church today, mads I the following allusion to the presidential campaign : "During the last six presidential elections I have 'been urged to enter the political arena, but I never have and never will turn the pullpit in which I preach into a political stump. Every minister must do as he feels called on to do and I will not criticise him for doing what he considers (his duty; but all the political harangues from pulpits from now until the 3d of November will not in all the United States change one vote, but will leave many ears stopped against anything that such clergymen may utter the rest of their lives." This statement was followed by a reference to the depression now prevailing throughout the country, and he said that never within his memory had "so many people literally starved to death, as in the past few months." He ibelieved the country was better off after every crisis and that the Almighty would settle the controversy between the metals. BIG FLOODS AT BENSON Cloudburst In the Whet stone, Range. Damage Done to the Southern Pacific. Bulldlnffp Washed Away and Sever al Lives Reported Lost. WOULD RATHER 'DIB THAN FAIL. Prospered but Saw Other Jewellers Break and Sought Death. NEW YORK, Oct. 1. .The first per sons on board the steamer La Bre- tagne of the French lane, after she was made fast to the dock this morning, were two mem of middle age andbusiness-like manner. They made thedr way to the saloon deck and, approaching a handsome man of military mean who stood tanking to a woman, one of them said: "This ds Monsieu Char- pentier, I believe?" "Oui," Teplded the man, with a polite how. "That is my name. What is your pleasure?" "We are officers of the "aw, and it is our unpleasant duty to take you inlol custody," replied on of the two men. "Yes," interposed the other, "and thi3, I suppose, is Madame Dupoct. We will have to arrest her, too." By this tame a crowd had gathered about the group and it was learned the cieni and woman had been taken by the detectives for George Charpentier, a French artist, and Mme. Alice Du-pont, his (model, with whom he is said to have eloped fiom Paris a fortnight ago. When the facts became known to the man and woman they laughed heartily and the man said: "It is true my name is Charpentier, but I am not the man you are looking for." He went on to explain that his name" is J. 0. Charpentier and that he is the French consul at (MazaJblan, Mexico. "And this lady," he said, with a sweeping bow, "is Madaime Charpentier, my wife." In support of his statement Consul Charpentier showed the detectives his official papers and after making pro fuse and abject apologies they left the shup. The artist and his model, both of whom are manned, were among La Bretagne's ninety-one passengers. The immigration officials were also on the watch for them and careful inquiry was made among the 350 steerage pas-seagera without result. .. ; NEW YORK, Oct. Alfred S. Braun. a Jeweller at No. 40 John street, killed himself in his home, No. 2113 Eighth avenue, yesterday morning by taking cyanide of potassium. Braun was a diamond setter, employed a year ago by Tiffany, but he gave up that position to start a business for himself in John street. A recent failure worried hdm considerably. The news of a failure in any Jewelry house worried him. He overworked himself, and fretted so much that he ibelieved he, too, was go ing to fail. Yet his business was pros pering. He arose about 6 o'clock yesterday morning. His wife saw him drink something from a 'bottle and she asked him what he was doing. "Oh, nothing; you had better go to sleep, was has reply. He 'remained standing near a bureau for a few minutes, and then staggered back to bed. F-:s wife asked him what was the trouble. . "Oh, I'm dying!" he murmured. He rolled over on the bed and died. " BRYAN IN iWEST VIRGINIAr Speaks to a Great Crowd at Martins' fcurg. CUMBERLAND, Md., Oct. 1 Mar- tmsburg is tie home of Senator Faiulk' tier and there Mr. Bryan spoke to an enithusiastac crowd of WTest Virginians. It was a typical southern greeting, the reception at Martraisburg. Here a cavalcade of southern horse men lined up, each rider tried to out- yell his neighbor, and when the line of march of the procession was formed they galloped madly by, emitting boisterous "rebel yell." Senator Faulkner introduced Mr, Bryan to an audience which had assembled on a vacant! lot, at on end of which the platform, gay with flags and bunting, has been erected. The crowd cheered the candidate from the beginning of hte speech until the last sen- tence. BLOODHOUNDS AFTER HIM. AMET DOESN'T HAVE TO PAY. Jury Believes That He Was Scared Into Signing a $5,000 Note. BELVIDBRE, N. J., Oct 1. George D. Wagner's suit for collection on a $5,000 mote signed by John C. Amey, a merchant of this place, has been decided against Wagner. The Jury came in late last night with the verdict. Amey's defense was that Wasner's story of a wife's alienated affections, a confession, and the giving of the note as damages was untrue. Amey testified that in May, 1895, Wagner brought to him a paper and told him it was an agreement by which Amey agreed nev er to speak to Mirs. Wagner again or to jar. wagner. He took the paper and Biaraea to open at to read its contents Wagner snatched it from him, placed one hand in a hip pocket, and in a tnreateniing manner commanded the witness to sign. The witness alleged that he feared for has lira an did sign the paper. iwagner tihen went away. The paper was noi one agreement it was alleged to ne, out tne note upon which the suit was brought. Amey also claimed that the day before the signing of the D&Der the meat- sage was conveyed to him that unless he settled at once his head would be Mown off by Wagner. He said he knew this message came direct from Wagner, and it caused him uneasiness and alarm. Wagner is a traveling agenc. ne says itnaiD ee will appeal MERIDIAN, Miss., Oct 1. A. S. Bairnes, a wealthy photographer, was assassinated in his studio at an early inour tmis morning Iby his assistant, J, U. Kassebaum, who made his escaDe. A sheriff's :posse has 'been scouring the country with, bloodhounds on the trail since the crime was discovered. No reason cam be given for the deed. Barnes lhad befriended the man who killed him, and had always been very kind to him. A reward of $2,000 has been offered for his capture dead or alive. The murderer came to this city from the west three or four years ago, ana 'has a wife and children. TALMAGE ON POLITICS. He Does Not Think That Pulpit Ti rades Change Any Votes. (WASHINGTON, Oct 1 Rev. T. De- Kills 'the Man Who Had Befriended Him. 000 by Kuhn, Loch! & Co. and $100,000 m JT .TTJ IT TJTJ BT T! H QTiTl by the New York Produce Exchange J?ifl frftfi fljCOBj TUCSON, Ariz., Oct, 1. A special to The Star from Benson says that part of the town was washed away and six persons drowned .in a flood from a cloudburst In the Whetstone mountains, twelve miles southwest of town. The dead, whose bodies have been recovered, are Wm. fZuck (barber), wife and two children, and Oscar Ash- burn, a cattleman. Four more per sons are missing. It 1s expected that a great loss of We and destruction of property will 'be reported from all along the San. Pedro river until it empties into the Gila. The details of the disaster at Benson and an accurate description of ithe extent of the cloudburst have mot been received, but the precipitation must have occurred along Una whole length, of the Whetstone mountains. The flood from the western end of the same range tore out three miles of Southern Pacific track twelve miles west of Benson. A wall of water at least twelve miles long was poured into the San Pedro, hence apprehension for the safety of persons in that town. TUCSON, Ariz., Oct a. The Star's Benson special says the cloudburst in the . Whetstone tnrmmtains sent the floodwater ithroughi' he east end of town, destroying several buildings. Twelve persons are believed to, be drowned. William Zuck (barber), wife and two children, and Oscar Ashburn were found. , The storm is twelve miles wide, and much loss of life is feared in the San Pedro valley. bank. The interest on the old 'United States 4 per cent bonds will be due next Thursday. The treasurer will have to nav out on this account $5,596,000, o: which sum about $4,200,000 will be dis-1 bursed through the sub-treasury in this city. LEADVILLE STRIKE. Miners Agree Not to Resume Work Until They Get Their Demands. LEADVILLE, Oct 1. Every possibility of ending the strike by arbitration or other amicable means has disappeared, for the time being at least, the. club of the city miners' union 'having voted in the regular meeting last-night to continue indefinitely to fight for uniform wages of $3 a day for all men in the mines. Two hundred members of the union have withdrawn and will seek work. The mine operators will fill the places of the strikers with outsiders as rapidly as possible and the state militia will probably be kept here a long time. ' They Like Their Work at Leadville. Getting Better Pay than They Did In Missouri. Have Been Supplied with Heavy Un derwear and Plenty of Bedding. ARREST OF J. W. HENDERSON. A Once Honored Man Charged With . Embezzling $1,500. RICHMOND, 1mA., Oct 1. James W. Henderson, a 'prominent attorney, sec retary of the police board, secretary of the city commission and chairman of the Democratic county committee, was arrested at midnight on a charge of embezzlement of $1,500 from Wood ward lodge of Odd Fellows, of which he was secretary. He was compelled to remain in Jail until today, when he gave bond for $2,000. He was formerly one of the grand officers of the paitmarchial circle. LEADVILLE, Oct 1. The Missouri miners who arrived here last week and were put at work in the Emmet mine- have been, very well treated. t'Maoy " of them came with scanty clothing and the mine managers at once supplied them with heavy .under wear and plenty of bedding. They . were willing and eager to get to work and are writing their families and friends that they are more than sat isfied with their treatment and work. They are making from $1 to $1.50 per day more than they ever received in. Missouri. WOMEN HUGGED A JUDGE. FRESNO IS FREE. Railroad Competition Is Now an Actual Fact in .That City. FRESNO, Call., Oct. 1. The Valley road began receiving freight in Fresno this morning for the first time, and the freight office was crowded with ibusl ness. The wine producers headed the list with several carloads of bottled goods for San Francisco. Full cars of fruit, vegetables, etc, also went to make up the first day's shipments from Fresno to tide water over the Valley road. MILES OF TRyyCK GONE. Big Washout on the S. P. and Several Lives Lost. A private telegram from. Tucson last night .brought information that eleven miles of (track on the Southern Pacific were washed out yesterday afternoon about Benson. The San Pedro rose to a height hitherto unknown. Two bod ies of drowned persons have been re covered and six or seven individuals more are supposed to have .been caught by the flood. The water rose to the depth of several feet in the main street of Benson, washing away several 'buildings and doing great damage. At least a week will 'be needed to repair damages, , A PECULIAR SUICIDE. An Architect Hangs Himself With, a Four-in-Hand Tie. SUGAR REFINERY CLOSED. PHILADELPHIA, Oct 1. The Spreckels sugar refinery operated by the sugar trust, 'has shut down for an indefinite period owing to the dull period. About 800 men are thrown out of employment. Other refineries in. this city under the same management are not affected, but dt is reported that they will curtail their produc-ion on account of dull trade. A DOZEN 'DEAD. SAVANNAH, Ga., Oct 1. The hur ricane which swept over Savannah yes terday afternoon cost nearly a dozen lives and entailed a financial loss of nearly one million. Each report that 'is received as worse than at first. It was thought only one death had been caused by the storm, but the number has increased until there are eleven re ported dead. MANY MILLIONS LOST. LANCASTER, Pa,, Oct. 1. Telegraphic communication having been restored, every section of the county has been heard from and Ithe story is that .ruin rode in the wake of yesterday morning's gale. Estimated loss wall easily reach a million dollars. BERKELEY, Oal., Oct 1. An extra ordinarily (peculiar case of suicide took place lm Berkeley some time during last nighit Joachim B. Mathisen, well known San Francisco architect. and a member of the firm of Howard & Mafchisen, "doing business in the Crocker building, strangled himself to death with a four-in-hand necktie which he had suspended in a small ex press branch. Despondency through complication of ibusdnesa affairs is attributed as the cause of the deed. THE INFLOW OF GOLD. DEMOCRATIC CLUBS. Arrangements Completed for the Com- venfaom at St Louis. ST. LOUIS, Oct 1. Arrangements have been completed for the conveu tion of the National association of Democratic clubs in the Auditorium Saturday. Tomorrow . most of the clubs will have arrived and In the evening will participate in a parade. At least 200 clubs will be In line. The clubs range in numerical strengih from 100 to 400 members. DIED RATHEfR THAN MARRY. MEW YORK, Oct. 1. -Henry E-For- scott, 57 years old, a drug clerk in the employ of Thllo Jackson, at Fulton and iNostrand avenues, Brooklyn, died last might from the effects of a dose of morphine taken with suicidal intent on Wednesday evening. The impor tunities of a widow, once courted by Forscott, but whom he had ceased to love, that he should mairry her, are cited by am intimate .friend of the clerk as furnishing the motive for 'his act TRAINS COLLIDE. Over Five Millions Arrived Yesterday From Europe. NEW YORK, Oct 1. The arrivals of gold from Europe yesterday aggre gated $5,310,000. The steamship Nor-manmia brought $2,060,000 for Lazard Freres, $500,000 for Kuhn, Loeb & Co., $500,000 for the Bank of Montreal and $250,000 for Landenburg, Thalmann & Co., a total of $3,310,000. The Augusta Victoria will bring $1,500,000 for Laz-ard Freres and La Bourgogne will bring $600,000 for the same firm. The importations of Lazard Freres now aggregate $18,410,000. Deposits of gold in the sub-treasury yesterday in exchange for greenbacks were $2,500,000 by Lazard Freres, $500,- Several Persons Reported Killed and Others Injured. PITTSBURG, Oct. 1. Two freight trains collided last might at Philson on tlhe Baltimore & Ohio railroad twenty-four miles east of Pittsburg, making one of the worst wrecks in the1 history of the road. One man is dead. two probably fatally injured and sev eral others missing. The engines were smashed to scrap-iron. The debris is A special to the agtemoon papers piled as high as the telegraph poles, from Cumberland stated the entire train crew of engineer, fireman, con ductor, two brakemen and flagman, and two tramps stealing a ride were killed. Thirty-four cars loaded with coal, together with the engine and caboose, are piled up on the track and traffic 'both east and west is entirely suspended. EATEN BY RATS. Hung About His Neck Piteousiy. and Pleaded NEWARK, N. J., Oct 1. Judge Eg- gles, of the Second criminal court, had a 'lively time today disposing of sev eral persons who were arrestad iO violating the health ordinances by keeping live poultry for slaughter in itheir places. Ht was m the Polish district that the arrests were made. There were eleven prisoners in all, some of them women. The court told the prisoners that he could fine them $10 for each fowl found to -Bheir places. Some of them had over 200, and there was a howling and wailing that could be heard for blocks. The court finally suspended sentence on the "women, but fined the men $10 each. . , - ' ;, The wives of those who tad not the money to pay were in court, and when, the Judge attempted .to 'leave, threw' themselves upon his neek and pleaded pi'teously with hiim fro not separate their bread winners from them. The Judge reached the street, but the women would mot release their hold and actually pulled him back 'into the court room. He then weakened and paroled the men. until tomorrow af ternoon. ACCIDENT AT A WEDDING-- Mrs. Van Kuren Fell While Throwing Rice and Slay Die. PATTERSON, N. J., Oct 1. Mrs. El izabeth Van Kuren, en elderly woman from Port Jervis, lies in a eiriticai condition in this city, and all because ihe attended the wedding cf her nephew a few days ago. Oarrie Spcer and Edward Finn were married at tthe bride's house in Mat lock street After (the ceremonv a. coach drove up U take the couple away, and the guests crowded to .foe porch to see them off and shower rice upon them. Ma-s. Van Kuren was as excited as the others, and while push ing ner way .forward was crowded off the porch. She fell heavily upon the stone .pavement- beneath', and struck on her head and shoulder. Dr. Kip found that Mrs. Van Kwren's shoulder blade was broken and her skull fractured. She has not sl-ije thoroughly recovered consciousness end her recovery is extremely doubtful. TIE. SRArroi Trains Are Not Yet Moving Regularly on the Canadian Pacific. MONTREAL, Oct -1. No rmir.s-are moving regularly on the Canadian Pacific today except between Toronto and this city. There Is talk of a compromise being effected between the strikers and .the railroad. Rumors of sympathetic strikes of other branches of tFainmen organizations are rife. The iroad lis using every inducement to hire operators in places of the strikers, but have experienced .difficulty in getting competent men. FLOPPED OVER Horrible Death of a Small Baby in Baltimore. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 1. Captain Reuben. iF. KolU, Mhw-.of the Populist party of Alabama and editor oi tne people's Tribune, the ny or gan, here, publishes an editorial in which he comes out for Bryaa and Se-wall, throwing overboard Watson and Dr. (G. B. Crowe, the Populist candidate for congress. BALTIMORE, Oct. 1. Three big rats attacked the 2-months-old baby boy of Isaac Asher last night, gnawing its face, head and neck to such an extent that it died in a short time The mother of the child had gone to mar- mi Dncm .. : ! ket, and the father .had left it sleeping Viivutfj, u.is. on a (bed in a room on the second lnf n ",' t"'" w-s floor, while he went into his store running .three fast throu;-;,ii. vfc,s.tliul3d down stairs. But a short time had . grains to the east daily. Quickest elapsed when Mr. Asher heard the in- i tim and best service to Chicago, Kan- fant crying, and as he entered the ; saB Ctty, t. Louis, and ail principal child's room three large rats Jumped eastern points. Equipment and ac-from the baby's couch and scampered com.modi.t:oc3 unequalled. Gs-o. AJy, . on. . 5t;iioj;i agent, jjeuvei'.

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THE - ARIZONA REPUBLICAN. PIKENIX, ARIZONA, FRIDAY MORNING' OCTOBER 2, 1896. VOL.1 VII. NO. SE ENTH YEAR. A FAIINEJN GS1NA Crops Devastated by the Elements. Loss of Life and Property Damage Enormous. Thousands of People Without Homes and Staring Starvation In tne Face. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 1. The latest advices from the Orient by the steamer China report further severe storms occurred in southern and west-em districts. In Hiogo and Gifu prefectures enormous damage was done. Thousands of homes were demolished, bridges washed away, roads destroyed and 'growing crops devastated. The full amount of the damage and loss of life has yet to be reported, but It will amount to something enormous. People are dm, a sorry plight and are staring famine to the face. ARRESTED THE WRONG- PEOPLE. Detectives Were After an Eloping French Couple. Wditt Talmage, in his sermon at the. First Presbyterian church today, mads I the following allusion to the presidential campaign : "During the last six presidential elections I have 'been urged to enter the political arena, but I never have and never will turn the pullpit in which I preach into a political stump. Every minister must do as he feels called on to do and I will not criticise him for doing what he considers (his duty; but all the political harangues from pulpits from now until the 3d of November will not in all the United States change one vote, but will leave many ears stopped against anything that such clergymen may utter the rest of their lives." This statement was followed by a reference to the depression now prevailing throughout the country, and he said that never within his memory had "so many people literally starved to death, as in the past few months." He ibelieved the country was better off after every crisis and that the Almighty would settle the controversy between the metals. BIG FLOODS AT BENSON Cloudburst In the Whet stone, Range. Damage Done to the Southern Pacific. Bulldlnffp Washed Away and Sever al Lives Reported Lost. WOULD RATHER 'DIB THAN FAIL. Prospered but Saw Other Jewellers Break and Sought Death. NEW YORK, Oct. 1. .The first per sons on board the steamer La Bre- tagne of the French lane, after she was made fast to the dock this morning, were two mem of middle age andbusiness-like manner. They made thedr way to the saloon deck and, approaching a handsome man of military mean who stood tanking to a woman, one of them said: "This ds Monsieu Char- pentier, I believe?" "Oui," Teplded the man, with a polite how. "That is my name. What is your pleasure?" "We are officers of the "aw, and it is our unpleasant duty to take you inlol custody," replied on of the two men. "Yes," interposed the other, "and thi3, I suppose, is Madame Dupoct. We will have to arrest her, too." By this tame a crowd had gathered about the group and it was learned the cieni and woman had been taken by the detectives for George Charpentier, a French artist, and Mme. Alice Du-pont, his (model, with whom he is said to have eloped fiom Paris a fortnight ago. When the facts became known to the man and woman they laughed heartily and the man said: "It is true my name is Charpentier, but I am not the man you are looking for." He went on to explain that his name" is J. 0. Charpentier and that he is the French consul at (MazaJblan, Mexico. "And this lady," he said, with a sweeping bow, "is Madaime Charpentier, my wife." In support of his statement Consul Charpentier showed the detectives his official papers and after making pro fuse and abject apologies they left the shup. The artist and his model, both of whom are manned, were among La Bretagne's ninety-one passengers. The immigration officials were also on the watch for them and careful inquiry was made among the 350 steerage pas-seagera without result. .. ; NEW YORK, Oct. Alfred S. Braun. a Jeweller at No. 40 John street, killed himself in his home, No. 2113 Eighth avenue, yesterday morning by taking cyanide of potassium. Braun was a diamond setter, employed a year ago by Tiffany, but he gave up that position to start a business for himself in John street. A recent failure worried hdm considerably. The news of a failure in any Jewelry house worried him. He overworked himself, and fretted so much that he ibelieved he, too, was go ing to fail. Yet his business was pros pering. He arose about 6 o'clock yesterday morning. His wife saw him drink something from a 'bottle and she asked him what he was doing. "Oh, nothing; you had better go to sleep, was has reply. He 'remained standing near a bureau for a few minutes, and then staggered back to bed. F-:s wife asked him what was the trouble. . "Oh, I'm dying!" he murmured. He rolled over on the bed and died. " BRYAN IN iWEST VIRGINIAr Speaks to a Great Crowd at Martins' fcurg. CUMBERLAND, Md., Oct. 1 Mar- tmsburg is tie home of Senator Faiulk' tier and there Mr. Bryan spoke to an enithusiastac crowd of WTest Virginians. It was a typical southern greeting, the reception at Martraisburg. Here a cavalcade of southern horse men lined up, each rider tried to out- yell his neighbor, and when the line of march of the procession was formed they galloped madly by, emitting boisterous "rebel yell." Senator Faulkner introduced Mr, Bryan to an audience which had assembled on a vacant! lot, at on end of which the platform, gay with flags and bunting, has been erected. The crowd cheered the candidate from the beginning of hte speech until the last sen- tence. BLOODHOUNDS AFTER HIM. AMET DOESN'T HAVE TO PAY. Jury Believes That He Was Scared Into Signing a $5,000 Note. BELVIDBRE, N. J., Oct 1. George D. Wagner's suit for collection on a $5,000 mote signed by John C. Amey, a merchant of this place, has been decided against Wagner. The Jury came in late last night with the verdict. Amey's defense was that Wasner's story of a wife's alienated affections, a confession, and the giving of the note as damages was untrue. Amey testified that in May, 1895, Wagner brought to him a paper and told him it was an agreement by which Amey agreed nev er to speak to Mirs. Wagner again or to jar. wagner. He took the paper and Biaraea to open at to read its contents Wagner snatched it from him, placed one hand in a hip pocket, and in a tnreateniing manner commanded the witness to sign. The witness alleged that he feared for has lira an did sign the paper. iwagner tihen went away. The paper was noi one agreement it was alleged to ne, out tne note upon which the suit was brought. Amey also claimed that the day before the signing of the D&Der the meat- sage was conveyed to him that unless he settled at once his head would be Mown off by Wagner. He said he knew this message came direct from Wagner, and it caused him uneasiness and alarm. Wagner is a traveling agenc. ne says itnaiD ee will appeal MERIDIAN, Miss., Oct 1. A. S. Bairnes, a wealthy photographer, was assassinated in his studio at an early inour tmis morning Iby his assistant, J, U. Kassebaum, who made his escaDe. A sheriff's :posse has 'been scouring the country with, bloodhounds on the trail since the crime was discovered. No reason cam be given for the deed. Barnes lhad befriended the man who killed him, and had always been very kind to him. A reward of $2,000 has been offered for his capture dead or alive. The murderer came to this city from the west three or four years ago, ana 'has a wife and children. TALMAGE ON POLITICS. He Does Not Think That Pulpit Ti rades Change Any Votes. (WASHINGTON, Oct 1 Rev. T. De- Kills 'the Man Who Had Befriended Him. 000 by Kuhn, Loch! & Co. and $100,000 m JT .TTJ IT TJTJ BT T! H QTiTl by the New York Produce Exchange J?ifl frftfi fljCOBj TUCSON, Ariz., Oct, 1. A special to The Star from Benson says that part of the town was washed away and six persons drowned .in a flood from a cloudburst In the Whetstone mountains, twelve miles southwest of town. The dead, whose bodies have been recovered, are Wm. fZuck (barber), wife and two children, and Oscar Ash- burn, a cattleman. Four more per sons are missing. It 1s expected that a great loss of We and destruction of property will 'be reported from all along the San. Pedro river until it empties into the Gila. The details of the disaster at Benson and an accurate description of ithe extent of the cloudburst have mot been received, but the precipitation must have occurred along Una whole length, of the Whetstone mountains. The flood from the western end of the same range tore out three miles of Southern Pacific track twelve miles west of Benson. A wall of water at least twelve miles long was poured into the San Pedro, hence apprehension for the safety of persons in that town. TUCSON, Ariz., Oct a. The Star's Benson special says the cloudburst in the . Whetstone tnrmmtains sent the floodwater ithroughi' he east end of town, destroying several buildings. Twelve persons are believed to, be drowned. William Zuck (barber), wife and two children, and Oscar Ashburn were found. , The storm is twelve miles wide, and much loss of life is feared in the San Pedro valley. bank. The interest on the old 'United States 4 per cent bonds will be due next Thursday. The treasurer will have to nav out on this account $5,596,000, o: which sum about $4,200,000 will be dis-1 bursed through the sub-treasury in this city. LEADVILLE STRIKE. Miners Agree Not to Resume Work Until They Get Their Demands. LEADVILLE, Oct 1. Every possibility of ending the strike by arbitration or other amicable means has disappeared, for the time being at least, the. club of the city miners' union 'having voted in the regular meeting last-night to continue indefinitely to fight for uniform wages of $3 a day for all men in the mines. Two hundred members of the union have withdrawn and will seek work. The mine operators will fill the places of the strikers with outsiders as rapidly as possible and the state militia will probably be kept here a long time. ' They Like Their Work at Leadville. Getting Better Pay than They Did In Missouri. Have Been Supplied with Heavy Un derwear and Plenty of Bedding. ARREST OF J. W. HENDERSON. A Once Honored Man Charged With . Embezzling $1,500. RICHMOND, 1mA., Oct 1. James W. Henderson, a 'prominent attorney, sec retary of the police board, secretary of the city commission and chairman of the Democratic county committee, was arrested at midnight on a charge of embezzlement of $1,500 from Wood ward lodge of Odd Fellows, of which he was secretary. He was compelled to remain in Jail until today, when he gave bond for $2,000. He was formerly one of the grand officers of the paitmarchial circle. LEADVILLE, Oct 1. The Missouri miners who arrived here last week and were put at work in the Emmet mine- have been, very well treated. t'Maoy " of them came with scanty clothing and the mine managers at once supplied them with heavy .under wear and plenty of bedding. They . were willing and eager to get to work and are writing their families and friends that they are more than sat isfied with their treatment and work. They are making from $1 to $1.50 per day more than they ever received in. Missouri. WOMEN HUGGED A JUDGE. FRESNO IS FREE. Railroad Competition Is Now an Actual Fact in .That City. FRESNO, Call., Oct. 1. The Valley road began receiving freight in Fresno this morning for the first time, and the freight office was crowded with ibusl ness. The wine producers headed the list with several carloads of bottled goods for San Francisco. Full cars of fruit, vegetables, etc, also went to make up the first day's shipments from Fresno to tide water over the Valley road. MILES OF TRyyCK GONE. Big Washout on the S. P. and Several Lives Lost. A private telegram from. Tucson last night .brought information that eleven miles of (track on the Southern Pacific were washed out yesterday afternoon about Benson. The San Pedro rose to a height hitherto unknown. Two bod ies of drowned persons have been re covered and six or seven individuals more are supposed to have .been caught by the flood. The water rose to the depth of several feet in the main street of Benson, washing away several 'buildings and doing great damage. At least a week will 'be needed to repair damages, , A PECULIAR SUICIDE. An Architect Hangs Himself With, a Four-in-Hand Tie. SUGAR REFINERY CLOSED. PHILADELPHIA, Oct 1. The Spreckels sugar refinery operated by the sugar trust, 'has shut down for an indefinite period owing to the dull period. About 800 men are thrown out of employment. Other refineries in. this city under the same management are not affected, but dt is reported that they will curtail their produc-ion on account of dull trade. A DOZEN 'DEAD. SAVANNAH, Ga., Oct 1. The hur ricane which swept over Savannah yes terday afternoon cost nearly a dozen lives and entailed a financial loss of nearly one million. Each report that 'is received as worse than at first. It was thought only one death had been caused by the storm, but the number has increased until there are eleven re ported dead. MANY MILLIONS LOST. LANCASTER, Pa,, Oct. 1. Telegraphic communication having been restored, every section of the county has been heard from and Ithe story is that .ruin rode in the wake of yesterday morning's gale. Estimated loss wall easily reach a million dollars. BERKELEY, Oal., Oct 1. An extra ordinarily (peculiar case of suicide took place lm Berkeley some time during last nighit Joachim B. Mathisen, well known San Francisco architect. and a member of the firm of Howard & Mafchisen, "doing business in the Crocker building, strangled himself to death with a four-in-hand necktie which he had suspended in a small ex press branch. Despondency through complication of ibusdnesa affairs is attributed as the cause of the deed. THE INFLOW OF GOLD. DEMOCRATIC CLUBS. Arrangements Completed for the Com- venfaom at St Louis. ST. LOUIS, Oct 1. Arrangements have been completed for the conveu tion of the National association of Democratic clubs in the Auditorium Saturday. Tomorrow . most of the clubs will have arrived and In the evening will participate in a parade. At least 200 clubs will be In line. The clubs range in numerical strengih from 100 to 400 members. DIED RATHEfR THAN MARRY. MEW YORK, Oct. 1. -Henry E-For- scott, 57 years old, a drug clerk in the employ of Thllo Jackson, at Fulton and iNostrand avenues, Brooklyn, died last might from the effects of a dose of morphine taken with suicidal intent on Wednesday evening. The impor tunities of a widow, once courted by Forscott, but whom he had ceased to love, that he should mairry her, are cited by am intimate .friend of the clerk as furnishing the motive for 'his act TRAINS COLLIDE. Over Five Millions Arrived Yesterday From Europe. NEW YORK, Oct 1. The arrivals of gold from Europe yesterday aggre gated $5,310,000. The steamship Nor-manmia brought $2,060,000 for Lazard Freres, $500,000 for Kuhn, Loeb & Co., $500,000 for the Bank of Montreal and $250,000 for Landenburg, Thalmann & Co., a total of $3,310,000. The Augusta Victoria will bring $1,500,000 for Laz-ard Freres and La Bourgogne will bring $600,000 for the same firm. The importations of Lazard Freres now aggregate $18,410,000. Deposits of gold in the sub-treasury yesterday in exchange for greenbacks were $2,500,000 by Lazard Freres, $500,- Several Persons Reported Killed and Others Injured. PITTSBURG, Oct. 1. Two freight trains collided last might at Philson on tlhe Baltimore & Ohio railroad twenty-four miles east of Pittsburg, making one of the worst wrecks in the1 history of the road. One man is dead. two probably fatally injured and sev eral others missing. The engines were smashed to scrap-iron. The debris is A special to the agtemoon papers piled as high as the telegraph poles, from Cumberland stated the entire train crew of engineer, fireman, con ductor, two brakemen and flagman, and two tramps stealing a ride were killed. Thirty-four cars loaded with coal, together with the engine and caboose, are piled up on the track and traffic 'both east and west is entirely suspended. EATEN BY RATS. Hung About His Neck Piteousiy. and Pleaded NEWARK, N. J., Oct 1. Judge Eg- gles, of the Second criminal court, had a 'lively time today disposing of sev eral persons who were arrestad iO violating the health ordinances by keeping live poultry for slaughter in itheir places. Ht was m the Polish district that the arrests were made. There were eleven prisoners in all, some of them women. The court told the prisoners that he could fine them $10 for each fowl found to -Bheir places. Some of them had over 200, and there was a howling and wailing that could be heard for blocks. The court finally suspended sentence on the "women, but fined the men $10 each. . , - ' ;, The wives of those who tad not the money to pay were in court, and when, the Judge attempted .to 'leave, threw' themselves upon his neek and pleaded pi'teously with hiim fro not separate their bread winners from them. The Judge reached the street, but the women would mot release their hold and actually pulled him back 'into the court room. He then weakened and paroled the men. until tomorrow af ternoon. ACCIDENT AT A WEDDING-- Mrs. Van Kuren Fell While Throwing Rice and Slay Die. PATTERSON, N. J., Oct 1. Mrs. El izabeth Van Kuren, en elderly woman from Port Jervis, lies in a eiriticai condition in this city, and all because ihe attended the wedding cf her nephew a few days ago. Oarrie Spcer and Edward Finn were married at tthe bride's house in Mat lock street After (the ceremonv a. coach drove up U take the couple away, and the guests crowded to .foe porch to see them off and shower rice upon them. Ma-s. Van Kuren was as excited as the others, and while push ing ner way .forward was crowded off the porch. She fell heavily upon the stone .pavement- beneath', and struck on her head and shoulder. Dr. Kip found that Mrs. Van Kwren's shoulder blade was broken and her skull fractured. She has not sl-ije thoroughly recovered consciousness end her recovery is extremely doubtful. TIE. SRArroi Trains Are Not Yet Moving Regularly on the Canadian Pacific. MONTREAL, Oct -1. No rmir.s-are moving regularly on the Canadian Pacific today except between Toronto and this city. There Is talk of a compromise being effected between the strikers and .the railroad. Rumors of sympathetic strikes of other branches of tFainmen organizations are rife. The iroad lis using every inducement to hire operators in places of the strikers, but have experienced .difficulty in getting competent men. FLOPPED OVER Horrible Death of a Small Baby in Baltimore. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 1. Captain Reuben. iF. KolU, Mhw-.of the Populist party of Alabama and editor oi tne people's Tribune, the ny or gan, here, publishes an editorial in which he comes out for Bryaa and Se-wall, throwing overboard Watson and Dr. (G. B. Crowe, the Populist candidate for congress. BALTIMORE, Oct. 1. Three big rats attacked the 2-months-old baby boy of Isaac Asher last night, gnawing its face, head and neck to such an extent that it died in a short time The mother of the child had gone to mar- mi Dncm .. : ! ket, and the father .had left it sleeping Viivutfj, u.is. on a (bed in a room on the second lnf n ",' t"'" w-s floor, while he went into his store running .three fast throu;-;,ii. vfc,s.tliul3d down stairs. But a short time had . grains to the east daily. Quickest elapsed when Mr. Asher heard the in- i tim and best service to Chicago, Kan- fant crying, and as he entered the ; saB Ctty, t. Louis, and ail principal child's room three large rats Jumped eastern points. Equipment and ac-from the baby's couch and scampered com.modi.t:oc3 unequalled. Gs-o. AJy, . on. . 5t;iioj;i agent, jjeuvei'.